28 Jul 20262026 Crisis Fund grant allocationsCommunity Wellbeing · cabinet executive— The Cabinet Member approved distribution of the 2026 Crisis and Resilience Fund allocation to local organisations supporting households in financial hardship. Direct awards were agreed for North Cotswolds Food Bank, South Cotswolds Food Bank, Cotswold Friends, the Churn neighbourhood hub, and P3, with additional funding retained for smaller grants, food network coordination, and administration.£170kSpending
“Thank you very much. I think we can come to the decision moment and my decision is to accept the recommendations, as shown, with a slight addition to paragraph 4, but I'll read them all out. And so that is that I resolve that, one, to note the activity enabled by the Crisis and R…”
29 Jun 2026UBICO overspend and monitoringWaste Management · scrutiny— The council is facing a higher-than-expected overspend on the outsourced UBICO contract, driven by hire vehicles, agency staff, and fuel costs. Officers say they are now pressing UBICO for monthly updates and tighter forecasting, and this will feed into the medium-term financial strategy and next year’s budget setting.£166kSpending
29 Jun 2026New planning enforcement leadPlanning Enforcement · scrutinyTender expected 2 Jul 2026— Cabinet is considering a new enforcement team lead role to drive service improvement. The role is expected to be filled by a contractor with enforcement and process-improvement experience, and officers said a preferred candidate already exists, though this is still within procurement.£154kOpportunity
29 Jun 2026Funding new car park machinesParking · scrutiny— Cabinet is recommended to set aside part of the additional car park income to fund replacement or new ticket machines. The report links this to a specific spending allocation from the revenue outturn.£165kSpending
25 Jun 2026Full council tax arrears written offFinance · licensing— The decision maker awarded a full discretionary Section 13A council tax discount to clear a former resident's council tax arrears. The report cited financial hardship, health issues, reliance on benefits, no savings, and only a marginal surplus, with the remaining balance to be covered by the discount.£633Spending
12 Aug 2026Publish 2026-2043 Local PlanPlanning Policy · full councilTender expected 24 Aug 2026— The council agreed to publish the Cotswold Local Plan 2026-2043 Regulation 19 document for six weeks of consultation, then submit it for independent examination. The plan also includes delegated authority for minor corrections and further modifications after consultation. This is the central policy decision of the meeting and directly affects forthcoming procurement and infrastructure planning decisions.Policy
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (50 mentions, easing), Professional Services (50 mentions, rising), Construction & Building Works (22 mentions, easing) and Democracy & Elections (21 mentions, rising).
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